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This year Habitat had to make its first ever foreclosure on a home on Euclid Ave. Aaron Albright, 3, lends the use of in Shelton. his Tonka Truck to help his "We really didn't have a choice any- more," said Habitat beard president Kel- parents Danisa and Robert ly Zoldack. "Foreclosures are part of our Albright remodel habitat House 21. economy, even Habitat hasn't been spared. We're going to take something bad and came a new house," she said. turn it into something good." To the Albrights, the house will be good However, when the home went into fore- as new, and a new beginning for the faro- closure, Habitat bought back the house ily. with the intention of remodeling it and Danisa and Robert Albright, and their turning it into House 21. two children Ethan, 6, and Aaron, 3, live Because of extensive water damage due in Matleck and struggle to commute into to a poorly maintained washing machine, Shelton daily with just one car. much of the floor in the kitchen had sunk a "It's great being here in town where we foot and a half, said Brett Barrish, a Habi- can put the kids in soccer and swimming,~ tat contractor. Because of that and other Danisa Albright said. damage to the home, Zoldack said the re- The family knew they would get a model was more of a "rehab.~ house, but expected that it would be new "It's a rehab, not a remodel... It'll be just and would take much longer to complete. like they're getting a brand new house," "It's going to be nice that we got to work she said. "It's going down to the studs in on it," Robert Albright said. several areas." Even Ethan and Aaron Albright help on Zoldack said that the project is not only the house, and were working in the back rehabilitating the property, but the neigh- yard with their parents last Sunday. borhood as well. Zoldack said that the Albrights are the "We're taking a property that was aideal Habitat family. blight and making it brand new," she said. "The sincerity of this family - they are "[The neighbors] have had to look at it and the most appreciative folks, they get the deal with it, and they've not been happy.~ whole concept of this," she said. ~Phey are While it is technically the same house, so excited." habitat had to change the name from House The house should be ready for the Al- l to House 21 because they purchased the brights by fall, Zoldack said. house again. House I was built in 1997. "It's been in process since we took the "House 1 was done and closed out when house back ... this all happens because of we sold it ... when we bought it back it be- volunteers," she said. County adopts new district boundaries By NATALIE JOHNSON in the same district," Com- missioner Lynda Ring Er- The Mason County ickson said. Board of Commissioners While Ring Erickson voted Tuesday to adopt earlier voiced her prefer- new district boundaries for ence for option three, the each of the commissioners, commissioners voted 3-0 ARer months of work by to choose option 2, which the Mason County Audi- leaves much of the north- tors office and a redistrict- west part of the county and ins advisory board, audi- Matleck to district 2, the tor Karen Herr presented entire city of Shelton for three options to the corn- district 3, and the east part mission, of the county to district 1. Option 1 reorganized "The committee's chal- the districts to make them lense was to ensure that Located on Hwy. 101 between' Shelton & Olympia relatively equal in size spa- each of these commissioner tially, option 2 included a districts be as equal as pos- spatially large district 2, sible," Herr said. Call For Details and Pricing to Other Areas but split ~ equal amountThe new district bound- wwwJ~t~fJe~yl~o~kq~a~ty,~;om ~' of voters among districts aries will not take effect ~om~p~o~o~s~o~,~, 1 and 3, and option 3 also until the 2012 election. i Mason County Auditor split the commissionersPort of Allyn Commis- Karen Herr gave the equa!ly, but put two corn- sioner Randy Neatherlin UNOCAL 76 PRODUCTS county its final pre- mzsszonersmonedzstnct, congratulated the county =.~..~o~ ......!.....n Personally I think op- on their decision, saying Motor Oils and Hydraulic Oils racln ,.saline ....... .~ ..- -.e.~ .~. tion 3 best serves Mason that it will help the Port of reorgamze young g g ..... m -- County but it does leave Allyn set their new district * Industrial Lubricants ~ OJLSmCCS l~esaay, two sitting commissioners boundaries. *Automotive Oils *Metal Working Fluids*Job Site High-Volume Commercial Diesel Fueling *Greases and Gear Oils *Pump Repair, Tanks, Nozzles, Grease Gunsi ....... * Solvents, Antifreeze* Heating Oil Delivered *Cutting Oils * Furnace and Stove Oil, Kerosene ! ~ ~--"~J i~i [ / ! .... 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